That are the most important people for the sporting goods industry – Page 144
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Effective Jan. 1, Clifton Pemble will be promoted president and...
Effective Jan. 1, Clifton Pemble will be promoted president and chief executive of Garmin. In this role he replaces Min Kao, one of the founders of the American GPS company, who will remain with the group as chairman of the supervisory board. Pemble joined Garmin as an engineer shortly after ...
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Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands...
Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands of helmets, goggles and apparel for snow sports and cycling, are taking their snow sports range to new markets such the Benelux countries, Canada, France, Japan, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the Czech Republic and the U.S. For ...
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Green Fitness, German distributor of Reebok Fitness equipment since 2006,...
Green Fitness, German distributor of Reebok Fitness equipment since 2006, will halt the distribution of the line, licensed to RFE International of the U.K., by April 2013. Simultaneously, it will also stop selling Adidas fitness equipment, but it will continue to be in charge of three-striped table tennis gear in the ...
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Michael Corigliano, a 21-year veteran of Hobie Cat Company, has...
Michael Corigliano, a 21-year veteran of Hobie Cat Company, has been named director general of Hobie Cat Europe. He will run the European operations from the company's office in Toulon, France, expanding the brand and boosting its position in the sailing, kayaking and fishing markets on the continent. Hobie Cat ...
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Matthias Reichwald, 41, will be next February the new general manager...
Matthias Reichwald, 41, will be next February the new general manager of Ecco's German sales subsidiary, responsible also for Austria and Switzerland. He will take the place of Uwe Janzen, who has become sales director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Reichwald was most recently the German country manager ...
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Nike Inc. has promoted Roger Wyett, 55, as vice president...
Nike Inc. has promoted Roger Wyett, 55, as vice president of action sports, responsible for the Hurley brand and for the Nike brand's skateboard and snow businesses. He replaces Sandy Bodecker, who will focus on special projects involving longterm product innovation. Wyett was previously president of Nike Affiliates, responsible also ...
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Inov-8, the fast-growing British company that is making its mark...
Inov-8, the fast-growing British company that is making its mark in trail running and other sports, has appointed Lee Cox as vice president of sales for the U.S. He worked for five years at Reebok and then spent one year at New Balance, leading its merchandising team in the U.S.
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Force XV is about to finalize a contract for the British...
Force XV is about to finalize a contract for the British market. Meanwhile, the French brand of rugby apparel and accessories is looking for distributors or licensees in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania, Japan, ...
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Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow sports and outdoor apparel,...
Allsport, the Austrian brand of snow sports and outdoor apparel, has entered the French market. Its new French sales agent, Serafino Vinco, will concentrate on retailers in premium ski resorts. Serafino Vinco is also an agent for HMR Helmets and Fusalp.
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Invista has hired Catherine Anderson Jones for its Cordura brand...
Invista has hired Catherine Anderson Jones for its Cordura brand as marketing communications manager for the performance and protective fabrics division. In her new role, the 46-year-old will be responsible for the management of all marketing communications activities for the European market. Anderson Jones has 25 years of experience in ...
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As it continues to expand beyond footwear, Vans has appointed...
As it continues to expand beyond footwear, Vans has appointed Vicki Redding as vice president of apparel, to start later this month. She will be in charge of global apparel product design, development and merchandising across all distribution channels. Redding previously spent 16 years at the Quiksilver group and her ...
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SportScheck, Germany's largest sporting goods retailer, has appointed Erik Walter...
SportScheck, Germany's largest sporting goods retailer, has appointed Erik Walter business unit director responsible for sales, effective March 1, 2013. In this position, he will replace René Scheilen, who will leave the chain after 16 years. Walter, 42, has been working for Scheck in various positions since 1999. Most recently, ...
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Kirk Nichols has been named vice president for sales at...
Kirk Nichols has been named vice president for sales at Newton Running with an aim of increasing North American sales, working on strategic partnerships, and other duties aimed at boosting the brand among retailers and consumers. His past experience includes Columbia Sportswear, Hi-Tec Sports and LaCrosse Footwear, where he spent ...
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Billabong will build its presence in India through a new...
Billabong will build its presence in India through a new distribution agreement with Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a subsidiary of Arvind Ltd., a large textile and apparel company in the country. Arvind will sell the Australian surfwear brand in standalone stores as well as shop-in-shops in department and multi-brand stores. Arvind, ...
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Sport Depot, the leading sporting goods retailer in Bulgaria and...
Sport Depot, the leading sporting goods retailer in Bulgaria and a major wholesaler, has signed distribution contracts with Keen and Trezeta
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Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of...
Jonas Peterson has replaced Magnus Månsson as chief executive of Craft, the sports apparel specialist owned by the Swedish New Wave Group. Peterson already worked at Craft a few years ago as sales and marketing manager but in May 2010 he became chief executive of Cross Sportswear, another Swedish brand, ...
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To be prepared for the launch of its own range...
To be prepared for the launch of its own range of apparel next winter, K2 Europe is investing in new staff. It has hired Johanna Rastner as European sales and product manager. Reporting to Marcus Voss, sales director in charge of the same region, she will be based at the ...
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Under the leadership of Nathalie Meinfelder as sales and marketing...
Under the leadership of Nathalie Meinfelder as sales and marketing manager, Amplifi Coalition has taken on the German distribution of Lolë, the Canadian brand of training appparel for women. Meinfelder already takes care of the Norwegian sports underwear line of Kari Traa in the same country. Her network of regional ...
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A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo,...
A well-known Cuban-American designer of shoes and accessories, Alejandro Ingelmo, has been picked by Dwyane Wade, the NBA All-Star champion, as creative consultant for Li-Ning's new Wade line of athletic and lifestyle footwear and apparel. Wade is reported to be one of the celebrities who have been shopping at the ...
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Ricochet replaces Fast as the exclusive French sales agency for...
Ricochet replaces Fast as the exclusive French sales agency for Dainese. The Italian brand of protection clothing and equipment for various sports already has ten stores and 400 points of sale in France. Ricochet, which has a network of about 15 sales reps in the country, represents also Asolo, Lowe Alpine, ...
